Siheyuan, Me and the Yu Sisters

Bang Geng had a conflict with his classmates at school, so he gathered some gangsters and beat up Zhang Jianguo, the son of the deputy director of the grain station who lived in the next alley. When Qin Huairu heard Yan Bugui say that Zhang Jianguo was still in the hospital and asked Qin Huairu to prepare compensation, he suddenly felt like his spine was pulled out and he sat on the ground.

Now she only gets 17 yuan a month, and the food ration at home is not enough. According to the standard, Qin Huairu was transferred to an urban household registration last year after she took over Jia Dongxu's class. The monthly ration is 5 kilograms of flour (corn flour) according to the heavy manual laborer. Now Banggeng, Xiaodang and Huaihua have also been transferred in. Banggeng gets 44 kilograms, and the other two children get 22 kilograms each, for a total of 12 kilograms of food rations.

It should be enough, even with Jia Zhangshi included. But this is only theoretical. You can't buy this amount at the grain station now. It's good enough to get 50 kilograms. Without meat, Jia Zhangshi alone needs to eat a kilogram of food a day. Banggeng is a grown man now, and he doesn't eat much less than Jia Zhangshi.

(When I was about ten years old, I could eat three steamed buns and a bowl of porridge, which was considered a small amount.)

This monthly salary is not enough to buy food. Qin Huairu doesn't have much heavy physical work. Xiaodang and Huaihua eat little, but they can still make do. At the end of the month, Jia Zhang will have to move out. I don't know how to solve the problem of food all of a sudden. Now I have to pay compensation.

When Qin Huairu was wondering what to do, Yan Bugui suddenly looked at Bang Geng and asked:

"Bang Geng, how did you get to know these thugs on the street?"

"This group of people are well-known vagrants, many of whom have been in juvenile detention centers."

Qin Huairu also reacted after hearing this. Logically speaking, Banggeng and them had nothing to do with each other? How did they know each other?

Bang Geng gritted his teeth and refused to admit it at first, but Qin Huairu immediately exploded and picked up the stick at the door to beat him. Bang Geng saw Qin Huairu's fierceness and then he said it out in fear.

"I, I met him in Shichahai a few days ago."

It turned out that these were the idle vagrants that Banggeng met while skipping classes in Shichahai some time ago. Hearing them bragging about how they were chivalrous and robbing the rich to help the poor (stealing things), Banggeng was both yearning and admiring them. He followed them and tried to please them for a long time before someone was willing to take him to play.

Qin Huairu looked at Bang Geng angrily. She really didn't expect that Bang Geng, who had worked hard for a few months, would become like this. Just when Qin Huairu was still thinking about how to apologize to Zhang Zhihui, the deputy director of the grain station...

Two police officers came in.

The third aunt led two policemen along the way and pointed to the Jia family's house with its door open in the middle courtyard and said

"Comrade, this is Jia Geng's home"

The two nodded their thanks and walked over.

Liu Haizhong was the first to see the police coming and said

"Two police comrades, what are you doing?"

"I am the eldest uncle of this yard. What can I do for you?"

One of the police officers said

"We are here to look for classmate Jia Geng. Is this his home?"

Liu Haizhong subconsciously looked at Qin Huairu and Bang Geng in the room and nodded.

"Yes, what are you doing?"

The police said

"It's like this. We received a report that Jia Geng gathered a group of hooligans outside the school to beat up students. Now we are taking him to the police station for investigation."

Bang Geng panicked the moment he heard that someone was coming to catch him, and ran into the house, shouting

"I won't go, I won't go to the police station"

"Don't catch me"

He was just a ten-year-old boy, and he was naturally afraid of the police. Moreover, the police had taken Jia Zhangshi and Sha Zhu away from him and never came back. Bang Geng didn't dare to follow the police.

Qin Huairu cried and said

"Comrade police, Banggeng is just a child, please don't arrest him, okay?"

"My son Bang Geng was also deceived. He was wronged."

The police have seen this kind of scene many times. The offender did not say that he was wronged. Moreover, they have been dealing with the residents of the street for a long time. They are used to seeing Qin Huairu not cooperating and saying coldly:

"Are you Jia Geng's parent?"

"Don't you know that Jia Geng is with some gangsters in society?"

“How do you discipline your children?”

"Now I regret what I did earlier."

"Now you bring Jia Geng out, or we go in and catch him?"

Qin Huairu was still crying and refused to let the police go in to take Bang Geng away. At this time, an older policeman lost his patience and shouted:

"Jia Geng's parents, if you don't cooperate, you are shielding a criminal. We have the right to arrest you as well."

He couldn't afford to be careless. The person who reported the case this time was the deputy director of the grain station. They had to ask for help when buying grain. When they bought corn flour, his family would at least mix in half more white flour, and they would keep the good flour for themselves. He couldn't afford to waste time and had to give Director Zhang an explanation as soon as possible.

He pushed Qin Huairu aside and walked into the house. Liu Haizhong whispered

"Comrade police officer, Jia Geng is still young. Please see if you want to interrogate him or not. Don't take him away."

The young policeman looked up and said

"If someone runs away, will you be responsible?"

As he said this, he went into the house. At this moment, the older policeman had already handcuffed Bang Geng's hands and was holding him. Just as he was about to take him away, he saw another companion coming in. He handed Bang Geng to him and went out and said,

"Bang Geng is suspected of being part of a criminal gang. We are taking him away for investigation. Remember to send his clothes and blankets to the police station later."

As they were about to leave, the two men were twisting their arms and wailing. Yi Zhonghai, who was on the other side, limped over with a cane and the support of his wife, and shouted:

"Lao Yang, Lao Yang, what are you doing?"

The older policeman's surname was Yang. He knew Yi Zhonghai and was surprised to see him.

"Old Yi, what's wrong with your leg?"

"I said I haven't seen you for a while recently, how did you get hurt?"

Yi Zhonghai smiled awkwardly and said

"I got hurt accidentally while working in the factory. There were machines everywhere and I didn't notice it at first."

Police Officer Yang laughed.

"That's not bad, luckily nothing serious happened."

“You should pay more attention.”

The factory never spread the news of how Yi Zhonghai's leg was injured. After all, it was not an honorable thing. Xu Damao also did not allow the labor camp to talk nonsense. If Yi Zhonghai did not say it, almost no one would know that it was Xu Damao who beat him.

Yi Zhonghai asked

"Lao Yang, what's going on with this joke?"

"I watched this child grow up, there's nothing wrong with him, are you mistaken?"

Officer Yang put away his smile and said

"Can we come to him if we don't have anything certain?"

"This kid gathered social hooligans to beat others and is suspected of participating in a criminal gang."

"Someone from their group has already been arrested and identified Jia Geng. How could they be wrong?"

Yi Zhonghai smiled awkwardly and said

"Old Yang, Jia Geng is just a little kid, it shouldn't be that serious, right?"

“What crime could he have committed?”

"It's normal for children to fight. It's just a quarrel. Let his mother apologize and compensate the other party. There's no need to arrest him, right?"

"Isn't it inappropriate for you to take a child back?"

Police Officer Yang shouted coldly

"Yi Zhonghai, are you teaching us how to handle cases?"

"Jia Geng was suspected of several bicycle thefts in the past few days. His involvement has been confirmed after being identified by his accomplices."

"Do you think we are idle just because kids are fighting? Why are you arresting him?"

"Besides, this is not a school fight. He is gathering a gang of hooligans to beat others, which is a criminal act."

"Why do you want to protect him?"

Officer Yang was very dissatisfied with the way Yi Zhonghai spoke. Who did he think he was? How could he have such a big face and teach him how to do things?

Yi Zhonghai was stunned with embarrassment. Wasn't it Banggeng who was fighting in the room that he heard? How did it become a bicycle theft? Qin Huairu was already stunned by the news. Banggeng even stole a bicycle. She collapsed on the ground.

Yan Bugui was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses and asked

"Comrade, comrade, you said this guy stole the bicycle?"

"Is this a mistake?"

“He’s just a ten-year-old boy.”

"He can't ride a bike, and he can't push it, right?"

Officer Yang looked at the people in the yard, cleared his throat and said

"I didn't plan to announce it right away. Since your department is not convinced, I will say something."

"Ten days ago, we received a report that three bicycles were stolen in Shichahai Park"

"Two bicycles were stolen in the North Alley five days ago"

"According to our tracking, we have locked onto a car repair shop in the west of the city. After interrogation, we found out that it was done by a few half-grown children."

"The day before yesterday, we were chasing a social drifter who stole a purse and captured three criminals. After they pointed out and confessed,

"This afternoon we arrested a dozen 15- and 16-year-old gangsters."

"After interrogation, they all admitted that they stole the bicycle and identified Jia Geng."

"Any question?"

Qin Huairu murmured to himself with disheveled hair

"It's all my fault. I don't have time to take care of him."

“It’s all my fault”

Then she started crying and wailing. Seeing her like this, the two policemen stopped talking and asked Liu Haizhong:

"You are the boss here, right?"

"Go to the subdistrict police station tomorrow to get instructions. How do you manage your yard? This kid doesn't go to school and hangs out every day."

"I think you, as the manager, have a lot of responsibility."

He said this and walked away, twisting his body and howling.

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